Karl Gustav Limpricht

German botanist and bryologist (1834-1902).

Karl Gustav Limpricht (11 July 1834, Eckersdorf near Sagan – 20 October 1902, Breslau) was a German schoolteacher and bryologist. His son, Hans Wolfgang Limpricht (born 1877), was a botanical collector in China. From 1856 to 1858 he taught classes in the community of Obergläsersdorf (near Lüben), then spent several years as an instructor at the Mädchen gymnasium in Bunzlau (1858–1869). From 1869 onward, he was a teacher at the Evangelical high school in Breslau. In 1895 he attained the position of Oberlehrer. He was the author of a major work on mosses native to Germany, Austria and Switzerlan

Abbreviations: Limpr.
Occupations: teacher, scientific collector, bryologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Germany
Languages: German
Dates: 1834-07-11T00:00:00Z – 1902-10-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Żagań
Direct attributions: 57 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 92 plants, 0 fungi

57 plants attributed, 35 plants contributed to92 plants:

Bryales Limpr. 1876
plant order in the class bryopsida
Bryales is an order of mosses.
Sphagnales (Peat Mosses) Limpr. 1876
plant order in the class sphagnopsida
The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum. The genus Sphagnum contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.
Ditrichaceae Limpr. 1904
plant family in the order dicranales
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. The family was previously place in order Dicranales, but it now placed in its own monotypic order, Ditrichales.
Rhodobryum roseum (Rose Moss) (Hedw.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the bryaceae family
Rhodobryum roseum, commonly known as rose moss, is a species of moss of the subclass Bryidae and family Bryaceae, found throughout most of the world in woods or sheltered grassy places. It rarely forms sporophytes and spore cases, and primarily reproduces vegetatively by stolons, horizontal stems that root at the nodes, resulting in populations of plants that are sterile or only female.
Lepidoziaceae Limpr. 1877
plant family in the order lepidoziales
Lepidoziaceae is a family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed. Most of the species of this family are found in tropical regions. The main characteristics of the family: 1. Oil bodies are small and unsegmented. 2. The leaves are never folded. 3a. In larger species, the leaves are three or four lobed (often dentate) and have an incubous insertion. 3b. In smaller species, the leaves may be divided to their base as filaments.
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant genus in the scorpidiaceae family
Scorpidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Tortella tortuosa (Frizzled Crisp Moss) (Schrad. ex Hedw.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Scorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion Moss) (Hedw.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the scorpidiaceae family
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Tortella (Müll. Hal.) Limpr. 1904
plant genus in the pottiaceae family
Tortella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus was first described by Karl Müller and has a cosmopolitan distribution
Rhodobryum (Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant genus in the bryaceae family
Rhodobryum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bryaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Rhabdoweisiaceae Limpr. 1904
plant family in the order dicranales
Rhabdoweisiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was previously place in the order Dicranales, but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales, along with family Rhachitheciaceae.
Tortella inclinata (Inclined Twisted Moss) (R.Hedw.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Tortella fragilis (Fragile Twisted Moss) (Drumm.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
Tortella fragilis is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Salvia pogonochila Diels ex Limpr. 1922
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia pogonochila is a perennial plant that is native to the Sichuan province in China, growing in alpine meadows at 3,800 m (12,500 ft) elevation. S. pogonochila grows on ascending stems to 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) tall. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular-hastate, ranging in size from 2.5 to 8 cm (0.98 to 3.15 in) long and 1.5 to 7 cm (0.59 to 2.76 in) wide. Inflorescences are in raceme-panicles up to 25 cm (9.8 in), with a blue-purple corolla that is 1.4 to 1.8 cm (0.55 to 0.71 in).
Pellia neesiana (Nees Pellia) (Gottsche) Limpr. 1877
plant species in the pelliaceae family
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Aloina ambigua (Tall Aloe-moss) (Bruch & Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
Aloina ambigua, commonly known as tall aloe-moss, is a species of moss in the family Pottiaceae. The species was frequently misidentified with Aloina aloides prior to publication of the book, Flora.
Schistidium brunnescens Limpr. 1904
plant species in the grimmiaceae family
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Rhynchostegiella (Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant genus in the brachytheciaceae family
Rhynchostegiella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Rhynchostegiella acicula Broth. Rhynchostegiella algiriana
Plagiothecium curvifolium (Curved Silk-moss) Schlieph. ex Limpr. 1904
plant species in the plagiotheciaceae family
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Cynodontium tenellum (Delicate Dogtooth Moss) (Schimp.) Limpr. 1877
plant species in the rhabdoweisiaceae family
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Andreaeales Limpr. 1876
plant order in the class andreaeopsida
Andreaeaceae is a family of mosses which includes two genera, Andreaea, containing about 100 species, and the genus Acroschisma. The Andreaeaceae prefer rocky habitats ranging from tropical to arctic climates, on which they form tufted colonies, typically with reddish to blackish shoots. The capsules lack the peristome mechanism and dehisce longitudinally to release the spores, resulting in a paper-lantern appearance. It was named by Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart in honour of his friend J.G.R. Andreae.
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) (Dicks.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the brachytheciaceae family
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Molendoa sendtneriana (Sendtner's Molendoa Moss) (Bruch & Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Aloina rigida (Rigid Screw Moss) (Hedw.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Timmiella anomala (Timmiella Moss) (Bruch & Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the timmiellaceae family
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Timmiella (De Not.) Limpr. 1889
plant genus in the timmiellaceae family
Timmiella is a genus of mosses in the family Timmiellaceae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. The genus was previously classified in the family Pottiaceae until molecular phylogenetic analysis was completed in 2014.
Molendoa hornschuchiana (Hornschuch's Molendoa Moss) (Hook.) Lindb. ex Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Tortula solmsii (Solms' Screw-moss) (Schimp.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Rhynchostegiella curviseta (Curve-stalked Feather-moss) (Brid.) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the brachytheciaceae family
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Cynodontium fallax (False Dog-tooth) Limpr. 1904
plant species in the rhabdoweisiaceae family
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